Thank you and Goodbye

Hi there,

Welcome to our final blog post as we dive into a bit about the team behind this blog. This is accompanied by a short interview video we put together to give some of our thoughts on the world of football.

When we first put this team together we knew immediately what the topic was going to be; Football. Every time we would see each other we would talk about what was happening in the world of football, marvelling at team's triumphs and laughing at others misfortune.

All team members contributed to this blog. We all posted 3-4 blog posts each, giving each other ideas and topics on what we could speak about. All team members shared the workload evenly which made the whole experience very enjoyable.

On behalf of the ISYS Football team we would like to thank you for reading our blog posts and we hope you enjoyed our opinions on the greatest game of all!


 - Jonathan

Manchester City know Liverpool are here to stay

Hello and Welcome to today's post. Today I will be talking about how Manchester City know Liverpool are here to stay.

Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson says Premier League champions Manchester City know Jurgen Klopp's side are "here to stay" after they pushed their title rivals to the final day of the season.

City successfully defended their league title on Sunday, defeating Brighton 4-1 to finish one point ahead of Liverpool. The 97 points won by the Reds is the third-highest top-flight total in English football history.

Liverpool ended the Premier League season on 97 points, the highest ever tally for any runner-up in any of Europe's top five leagues

Despite suffering just one defeat all season, Liverpool's 29-year wait for a league title goes on. The Reds' 97-point haul, bettering their fourth-placed finish in 2017-18 by 22 points, is the highest ever tally for any runner-up in any of Europe's top five leagues. But following their 2-0 final day victory against Wolves, manager Klopp said Liverpool's "special" season was "only the first step" as they look to overhaul City in the coming years.

On the evidence of the past few months, they can barely afford to draw a game next season if they are going to keep up with City - who have a total of 198 points from their past two campaigns. That is why the Reds cannot rest and be too satisfied with their achievements, because they will have to improve further if they are going to challenge again.

Thank you for reading today's post.

Quinn.

Eden Hazard and Chelsea

Hello and Welcome to today's post. Today I will be talking about Eden Hazard and Chelsea.

Eden Hazard signed for Chelsea in June 2012 from French club Lille. The Belgian is Equally adept with either foot, and his 13 goals and 25 assists in the 2012/13 campaign show how powerful he is. In His second season, he finished as the club's top scorer and won the club's Player of the Year award, as well as the PFA Young Player of the Year award. 

https://therealchamps.com/2019/01/30/maurizio-sarri-and-chelsea-tell-eden-hazard-he-can-leave-for-real-madrid/

In his third season, he won the Premier League title and the Capital One Cup for Chelsea. In 2016/17, he was again named Chelsea Player of the Year as he inspired to team to another league title. Unfortunately, many sporting media expect that Hazard will be transferred to Real Madrid after the Europa League final. Hazard stated that Real Madrid has been his dream club for many years, and tabloids are reporting that he has already signed with Real Madrid and Real Madrid is expected to announce his arrival after the Europa League final. As a Chelsea fan, it is very sad to see Hazard depart Chelsea and I hope him all the best for his future.

https://sports.yahoo.com/can-chelsea-keep-eden-hazard-away-real-madrid-183559092.html

Thank you for reading today's post. Stay tuned for tomorrow post

- Kevin

Is Manchester City ruining Football?

Hey there and welcome to today's post.

As a Manchester United fan it sucks to see how far United has regressed and how well our cross town rivals City are going. United is the biggest club in England but for the past 6 years since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson, the club has looked everything but that. Meanwhile Manchester City have won 3 titles and are not slowing down. Credit where credit is due; they play beautiful, precise and entertaining football but the way they have acquired players doesn't sit well with me. The general consensus is that you need to spend money to challenge for titles (tell Leicester City that), but Manchester City have spent a completely outrageous amount of money.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/premier-league/premier-league-final-day-live-scores-fixtures-blog-start-time-how-to-watch-team-news/news-story/7599ffad2389227dcf9197c49f0a0420

Since the arrival of Pep Guardiola as manager in 2016, City have spent AUD$1.3 billion on players. This is an unprecedented amount of money. This extreme spending has altered the value of all players in football with the world record transfer fee standing at AUD$360 million for Brazilian superstar Neymar. The owner of Manchester City is Emirati billionare, Sheikh Mansour. He invests his own money into the club, which he then recovers his money by raising the price of oil which he owns. The ability to do this so easily means that City can spend as much money as they want with no limitation of money. The desire to win has gone too far with City buying players like it is a video game. This creates a disadvantage for clubs who are unable to match City financially. City now operates by solving issues within the club by buying more and more players, usually the best that are available.

https://www.thenational.ae/opinion/comment/ten-years-on-what-the-acquisition-of-manchester-city-tells-us-about-abu-dhabi-arab-culture-and-the-beautiful-game-1.765155

Not just for the sake of Manchester United but rather the whole of football, I hope that another team wins the Premier League next year to show that money can be beaten. Until then I am expecting City to spend another $200 million on players this coming transfer window.

Thanks for reading today's post. Stay tuned for more posts, including tomorrow's.

- Jonathan

Man City Premier League Winners!

Manchester City wins the league once more!

So coming back to the post about the Liverpool and man city title race, we talked about how this will go down the wire and the final week will determine the winner. Manchester city was facing Brighton away which for some might be a walk in the park but Brighton started off well. Glenn Murray scored the opener 27 minutes in, at this point in time Liverpool was already leading Wolves at anfield by sadio mane's opener. To be honest, I thought Brighton would show up this game and upset, preventing man city the league and giving liverpool a chance at winning both premier and champions league. A dream come true for all clubs.

Manchester City lifts the trophy again.

However... Man city responded immediately, with aguero to respond with an equalizer a minute after Brighton's opener. A draw could still see liverpool lift the trophy but 10 minutes later, Laporte's insane header boosted them from second place to first place. At this point it was all over for Brighton, I was watching the game live and noticed a shift in gameplay, Brighton started to play a lot more defensively with 5 at the back. Man city at this stage was just keeping possession and fully control the rythm of the game. 

Sergio Aguero equalizes immediately after Brighton leads.

Second half continued and Man city had full control of the pace and rythm of the game. The end result was 4-1 which prompted city to lift the trophy. Liverpool kept a clean sheet with 2-0 against wolves at the end of the day but the crowd had no shame in being thankful for a wonderful season.

Liverpool fans happy with Jurgen Klopp's second place.

Overall, Manchester City fully deserved the title as they had yet another terrific run this season. Liverpool on the other hand ultimately deserved to be recognized as the most improved team in the premier league as they displayed a spectacular performance throughout the season with only one single loss which was against man city. The 2018/2019 season wraps up and we will now look forward for the champions league grand final. See you guys soon

- Guido

source 1 : https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj8tYqEx5jiAhV0gUsFHbwgAXsQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxsports.com.au%2Ffootball%2Fpremier-league%2Fpremier-league-final-day-live-scores-fixtures-blog-start-time-how-to-watch-team-news%2Fnews-story%2F7599ffad2389227dcf9197c49f0a0420&psig=AOvVaw3hH6BcFcd_9r81lg76kYoY&ust=1557838557888978

source 2 : https://www.brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk/sport/football/albion/brighton-star-praises-champions-manchester-city-after-clinching-title-at-the-amex-1-8924038

source 3 : https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool/liverpool-fc-vs-wolves-result-premier-league-2019-no-anfield-title-party-mane-salah-golden-boot-a4140246.html

Dark Days for Football Fans in 3, 2, 1....

Welcome to today's post.

Three leagues are coming to an end within the next two weeks bringing dark and sad times for football fans as they have nothing to look forward to, with two of them ending tomorrow.

Sydney FC have won by a landslide by netting 6 goals against Melbourne Victory with a final score of 6-1, securing their position in the finals. The finals are scheduled to be held exactly a week from today.

Bayern have continued their no loss streak by drawing against Hannover 96 nil - nil, still keeping them at the top of the table and confident to win the cup. That is ofcourse unless something unexpected happens tomorrow on the last day of the league. There is still a chance for Dortmund to win if they can win tomorrow's match and Bayern loses. But if Bayern do draw in that situation then there is a possibility that other factors may be brought into play such as foul count and number of cards received by each respective team.

Lewandowski scoring the opening goal for the team

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48153879

On the other side of the table, Dortmund - Fortuna have ended with a 3 - 2 win but still Dortmund fall short of 2 points to tie at the top with Bayern. Fortuna have played exceptionally considering that Bodzek had been called off after recieving a red card. With a 11 vs 10 handicap they were still able to minimise the 3 - 1 gap, but luck was not in their favour last night.

Bedzek receiving the red card after an aggressive foul

https://www.gettyimages.dk/detail/news-photo/adam-bodzek-of-fortuna-duesseldorf-is-shown-a-red-card-news-photo/1148431878

Link to the superb performance displayed by both teams: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThWePOaH0WI

There is only a single pixel line seperating Machester City and Liverpool now as they stand with 95 and 94 points. At 2AM Tuesday, the final blow of the whistle will unveil the champion as they clash against Brighton and Wolves.

Thank you for staying with us tonight.

Zahin

The UK is watching the most exciting Premier League title race in years

 Welcome to today’s post.

Today I will be discussing the most exciting Premier League title race in years has attracted some record-breaking television audiences around the world

The Premier League claim tickets sold across the League is tracking at 95 per cent, while their anti-piracy efforts have also played a part in delivering the uplift in TV viewing. This season they have successfully blocked 175,000 illegal streams in the UK alone.

Viewers are not just attracted to big games like Manchester United versus Manchester City

International figures for the full season are not yet in with one final weekend of fixtures to go but they are tracking much higher and in several territories across the globe the Premier League has achieved its highest ever audience for an individual match.

With the title race going down to the wire for the first time in five years, this could be another bumper weekend. But Sky have already had 16 matches with a 2million+ audience this season, which is more than the past two seasons combined.

There was shock at Sky Sports as Barney Francis's 10-year tenure as managing director ended

A statement from Sky said that Francis, who had become one of the most influential figures in British sport and led the negotiations for Sky in the last £5billion Premier League rights deal, had been 'promoted to the new role of CEO Future Sport'.

But insiders regard Francis as a casualty of the recent Comcast takeover, claiming he was 'emotional' when he addressed staff on Friday. He is being replaced by Rob Webster, who has been at the broadcaster for more than 20 years.

Thanks for reading today's ISYS Football blog post. Stay tuned tomorrow for our next post.

Quinn